I have a ton of photos of beautiful places and precious people that we’ve seen here in Alabama and Georgia. It will take a while for me to get those photos all uploaded and cropped just how I like them, so check back in just a couple of days–maybe even tomorrow!! For now, let me tell you why I will never have a dog. Tonight I was giving Dan and JD their bath. I got JD out, dressed him, and […]
» Read moreWe found this the other day. Hey, he fully understands what to do with shaving cream, I will say that for him. Just for the record: I was out walking, and I left Alan in charge, so this one wasn’t my fault. Speaking of ‘in charge’, I will never, ever leave Daniel “in charge” again. I often tell Joshua or Caleb they are ‘in charge’ of the others while I take a shower or run outside to check the […]
» Read moreI’ve written gobs of blog posts where I’m really bad about never going back and letting you know how that all turned out. This is my goal for tonight: lots of updates!! Update #1: The Great Clean Out inspired by reading Money Saving Mom‘s book: It’s sort of an odd time to suddenly be all about organizing my house: we are moving in JUNE. However, we are drowning in TMS–too much stuff–so I have been plugging away at “The […]
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If you read my last post, Our Vacation Nightmare, then you know that this wasn’t our best week. Now it’s Friday night, and as I sit here, with Alan beside me, and all of our children sleeping soundly, none of that even matters anymore. I love it when we sit and talk about all the cute and funny things our children have done lately. And whose heart wouldn’t melt from having little almost-three-years old Dan keep visiting my room, after […]
» Read moreWho knew I would ever be so excited about a label maker? I have big plans for this thing. Alan also got me this beautiful necklace. Love it! This past week I turned 33. That makes me stop and ask, “Am I where I wanted to be at 33?” Yes, definitely, plus some! I never counted on having all these blessings, and to top it all off, I have way more direction and goals than I had 10 […]
» Read moreToday it was finally warm. Really, really warm! I was so excited. I promptly rolled out our amazing double jogger and we headed out for a good little 1 mile walk. I thought, “Hey, this stroller is so amazing it can do ANYTHING!” It can– sort of– it plowed right over snow hills easily….except I might have been a little over eager b/c I flattened a tire. (Alan, will you please fix that for me?? Thank you!) Check out […]
» Read moreBy 8:45pm every night, I am mentally exhausted. Do you know what it is that exhausts me so? Putting the kids to bed! Yes, we have four boys, but when it comes to bed time in this house we have two issues, one wild card, and one dependable sweetheart. Can you guess which is which? The sweetheart is John David. Get him good and cozy, pop a pacifier in his mouth, and he is on his way to sleep. […]
» Read moreHappy Snow Day!!! Does anyone else get a bad case of the “blahs” on snow days??? It looks all glamorous and fun in the photos, but after a little while I get the need to get OUT of the house. I just have this constant desire to be left alone. Isn’t that kind of hilarious? I want to be left alone, but I have a baby, a toddler, two boys, and a talkative husband. Actually, they all like […]
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Today you get to laugh at my misery. I have a hilarious mom story for you. Before the “mommy brain” kicks in and I forget, I must share this quote that I am still smiling about: This morning I put JD in his high chair and began prepping his breakfast. (He is much easier to feed now than he used to be. It turns out that he will eat ANYTHING if you mix it with applesauce.) Daniel LOVES to feed the […]
» Read moreThat’s right! I’ve been labeling!!! Watch out Money Saving Mom’s Budget book! I might make it to chapter 3 yet! I now have the storage room, the guest room, and the basement playroom completely de-cluttered and re-organized. It isn’t Better Homes & Gardens, ya’ll! I’m just thankful that everything has a place, and we know where everything is. I figure we get some slack here since it’s a basement playroom! toy shelves Heaven help the kid who puts a Hot […]
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